El Mystic 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.61° N 77.49° W

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Mystic sea temperature is

29.3° C

El Mystic surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Mystic today (21 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Mystic at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (21 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

Table - waves today at El Mystic. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21			Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 26	SW 26	SW 26
Wave Graph
kJ	167	127	113	140	171	171	168	168	163	96	92	90	89	89	89	89	105	105	105
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	S	SE	SE	WSW	W	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide			9:15PM2.77m				9:36AM2.93m					10:12PM2.59m				10:30AM2.76m
Low Tide	3:08PM0.73m				3:18AM0.89m					4:02PM0.86m				4:13AM1.07m				5:01PM0.95m


	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	3	2	2	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	30	30	31	31	30	31	30	28	31	30	32	29	29	29	32	30	29	30	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6
kJ	167	127	113	140	171	171	168	168	163	96	92	90	89	89	24	25	40	43	42
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	W 6	SW 6	WSW 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	14	13	13	5	5	13	8	4	5	5	5	2	8	13	89	89	87	67	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	SW 11	SW 11	W 6	W 6	SW 10	SSW 10	W 6	W 17	W 6	W 6	WSW 6	W 5	W 16	W 16	W 16	SW 26	SW 26	SW 26
kJ	6	19	18	6	6	4	9	6	6	2	2	3	2	21	20	20	105	105	105
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Quatro-Once (411) Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Tribuga Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	El Mystic Pacific	El Mystic Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Tumaco Pacific	Cuango Colón	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	El Mystic Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	El Mystic Pacific	El Mystic Pacific	Mecana Pacific	Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Derecha Secreta Pacific	El Mystic Pacific
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	381	346	32	32	0	0	32	449	484	346	0	32	32	0	0	75	350	46	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Pacific Coast			Tribuga	Tribuga	Pico de Loro	Pico de Loro	Tribuga	Tumaco			Pico de Loro	Tribuga	Tribuga	Pico de Loro	Pico de Loro	Mecana		Mecana	Pico de Loro
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Colombia			Tribuga Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Tumaco Pacific			Pico de Loro Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Pico de Loro Pacific	Parque Tayrona Caribbean	Viento Fresco Caribbean	Los Naranjos Caribbean	Pico de Loro Pacific
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Daly Heads Australia	Blackfellows Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our El Mystic surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

El Mystic 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at El Mystic today (21 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Summer School: The Timeline of The Boardshort

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website